diff --git a/app/models/concerns/sdg/relatable.rb b/app/models/concerns/sdg/relatable.rb
index f596fcb31c4..636feca7395 100644
--- a/app/models/concerns/sdg/relatable.rb
+++ b/app/models/concerns/sdg/relatable.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ module SDG::Relatable
              through: :sdg_relations,
              source: :related_sdg,
              source_type: "SDG::Target"
-    alias_method :sdg_targets=, :sdg_global_targets=
 
     has_one :sdg_review, as: :relatable, dependent: :destroy, class_name: "SDG::Review"
   end
@@ -57,6 +56,15 @@ def sdg_targets
     sdg_global_targets + sdg_local_targets
   end
 
+  def sdg_targets=(targets)
+    global_targets, local_targets = targets.partition { |target| target.class.name == "SDG::Target" }
+
+    transaction do
+      self.sdg_global_targets = global_targets
+      self.sdg_local_targets = local_targets
+    end
+  end
+
   def sdg_goal_list
     sdg_goals.order(:code).map(&:code).join(", ")
   end
diff --git a/spec/models/sdg/relatable_spec.rb b/spec/models/sdg/relatable_spec.rb
index 2c3d2f4fd3f..4dd6aea511f 100644
--- a/spec/models/sdg/relatable_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/sdg/relatable_spec.rb
@@ -69,6 +69,18 @@
     end
   end
 
+  describe "#sdg_targets=" do
+    it "assigns both targets and local targets" do
+      global_targets = [SDG::Target[2.2], SDG::Target[1.2]]
+      local_targets = %w[2.2.1 3.1.1].map { |code| create(:sdg_local_target, code: code) }
+
+      relatable.sdg_targets = global_targets + local_targets
+
+      expect(relatable.sdg_global_targets).to match_array global_targets
+      expect(relatable.sdg_local_targets).to match_array local_targets
+    end
+  end
+
   describe "#sdg_local_targets" do
     it "can assign local targets to a model" do
       relatable.sdg_local_targets = [local_target, another_local_target]